Istanbul, Turkiye –   My recent visit in Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country, reminds me of Pope Leo XIV’s  message of “logic of littleness.” The Pope was in Turkiye in November 2025 where Christians (approximately 25,000 to 36,000) comprise only around 0.05 percent of the total population. The community is primarily concentrated in Istanbul and is composed of

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebu-based production company publicly accused the organizers of the Sinulog Festival of leaving suppliers unpaid for more than two years. While organizers touted multi-million peso budgets, increased cash prizes, and grand productions during the 2024 Sinulog Festival, one of the event’s major production suppliers claimed it struggled to recover millions

  Los Angeles, United States–NBA teams on Thursday approved reforms intended to discourage teams from deliberately losing games in order to receive better players in the following season’s draft. The policy of giving bottom-ranked teams better access to upcoming talent, originally intended to keep the league balanced and competitive, has led to widespread “tanking,” especially in

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Domeng is not expected to make landfall in the country but may enhance the southwesterly windflow, triggering rains over several parts of the country on Friday, the state weather bureau said. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Domeng was last spotted 1,345 kilometers east of

MANILA, Philippines — A complaint has been filed by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP CIDG) before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Senator Robin Padilla and five others for obstruction of justice. This was confirmed by Police Maj. Helen dela Cruz, CIDG public information chief, in a text message to